V/H/S
United States
2012
116 Min
Color
1.78:1
English
Synopsis
When a group of petty criminals is hired by a mysterious party to retrieve a rare piece of found footage from a rundown house in the middle of nowhere, they soon realize that the job isn’t going to be as easy as they thought. In the living room, a lifeless body holds court before a hub of old television sets, surrounded by stacks upon stacks of VHS tapes. As they search for the right one, they are treated to a seemingly endless number of horrifying videos, each stranger than the last.
Bringing together some of the top filmmakers in the game today, this wickedly conceived horror anthology sends the viewer through a gauntlet of suspense, terror, shock, and downright brutality—instantly distinguishing itself from a sea of lackluster found-footage horror flicks. The diverse and deviously creative minds behind V/H/S shatter any preconceived notions about the genre, making it feel inventive and captivating once again. –Sundance Film Festival
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Adam Wingard
Adam Wingard (born December 3, 1982) is an American film director, editor, cinematographer, and writer.
Wingard was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He graduated from Full Sail University in 2002.
Wingard’s first feature, the horror-comedy Home Sick, starring genre icon Bill Moseley and scream queen Tiffany Shepis, proved to be a stepping stone to his second feature, the psychotropic ghost story thriller Pop Skull. Made on a total budget of $2,000, Pop Skull had its international premiere at the Rome Film Festival and its domestic premiere at the AFI Film Festival in 2007. A Horrible Way to Die (2010) and What Fun We Were Having (2011) followed. The serial killer love story thriller A Horrible Way to Die premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in the ‘Vanguard’ section and was acquired by Starz/Anchor Bay at the festival for a North American theatrical and home media release. What Fun We Were Having is a 4-part anthology dealing with the taboo subject of… read more
Joe Swanberg
Joe Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent filmmaker and actor.
Known for micro-budget dramas which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film movement. His films often focus on relationships, sex, technology, and the filmmaking process.
Swanberg was born on August 31, 1981 in Detroit. He attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale as a film major, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in 2003. Two years later, Swanberg directed his first feature, Kissing on the Mouth. He followed it with LOL (2006), which marked Swanberg’s first time working with actress Greta Gerwig. Gerwig and Swanberg collaborated on the director’s next two features: Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007), which also starred filmmakers Andrew Bujalski, Ry Russo-Young, and Mark Duplass and marked Swanberg’s first collaboration with animator and actor Kent Osborne; and Nights and Weekends (2008), on which Gerwig shared a directing credit… read more
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yuriwalker
28Apr13
It was lame and boring since the second tape, but the final tape is just brilliant and well crafted, really good.
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Neil Forrest
15Apr13
Despite some lacklustre performances and an over reliance on 'jocks' featuring in too many of the stories, this is a mightily impressive horror film, made even more so due to it's meagre budget. It manages to reinvigorate the found footage genre, as well as pay homage to the old fashioned portmanteau. Imaginative, intense, & graphically violent. Everything a good horror film should be.
Justin Crowe
8Apr13
The first tape was great. Genuinely creepy. The ones in the middle were so-so, and the last was also really good. Overall, the idea of the movie is what makes it good.
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Sundance hit horror anthology V/H/S is available on VOD now prior to a limited theatrical release October 5th and to celebrate they’d like to give away a bit of the technology that inspired the whole sordid
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By Twitchfilm.com on July 11, 2012
Following the amazing red-band trailer for V/H/S, the good folks at Magnet Releasing have put together a new preview that’s appropriate for everyone! So gather the whole family and take a gander at the
Red Band Trailer For Sundance Hit V/H/S
By Twitchfilm.com on June 19, 2012
Though it may not have turned up on the official end-of-festival list it’s clear that horror anthology V/H/S was one of the big winners of Sundance this year. The film was far and away one of the biggest
Sundance 2012 Review: V/H/S Brings the Lo-Def Chills
By Twitchfilm.com on January 26, 2012
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SUNDANCE 2012: Magnolia Buys V/H/S For Its Top Loader.
By Twitchfilm.com on January 26, 2012
Congratulations are in order for all involved in the horror anthology V/H/S as Magnolia ponied up the cash for the North American rights to the film. Several distributors had expressed interest in the
Adam Wingard, Ti West And Glenn McQuaid Contibute To Horror Anthology V/H/S
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